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achromatic
/ˌæk.ɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
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What does achromatic mean?
adjective
- Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
- Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
- Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
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adjective
- Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌæk.ɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
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We had accordingly to look to foreign countries for the further improvement of the achromatic telescope, which Dollond had so much advanced.
The air, afflicted to pallor with the hoary multitudes that infested it, twisted and spun them eccentrically, suggesting an achromatic chaos of things.
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My father possessed a very excellent achromatic spy-glass of 2 inches diameter.